Fireworks Text
Fireworks Text

16 August 2011
Oral Language: WALT explain & present


15 August 2011
I think I can slow down my talking.
And look at my main ideas.
I looked at the camara.
And I knew my lines.


WALT: explain

What happens when you are asleep?
What makes it a good story?

  • It has one main idea per paragraph like the first one is introducing and the third paragraph is all about what happens to your body at night.
  • It has good punctuation because it has question marks after the questions, commas in the right place and no spelling errors.
  • It has good detail like in the second paragraph it tells you what happens at night like when you sleep walk, snore and suck your thumbs.

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23.8.11






24.8.11 - WALT inferThe Tape Dispenser

To use a tape dispenser is unbelievably easy. It is a wonderful and simple mechanism that holds a roll of tape and dispense it in quantities of your liking.

The contraption is built up of various parts that make it serviceable. Some of the main parts are the jagged metal razor, the plastic body of the dispenser, and the plastic axle in the middle of the body. There is also the foamy grip pad underneath the tape dispenser, which prevents it from sliding and scratching the surface it has been placed on. Some tape dispensers also have sand in the plastic body at the bottom to help weigh it down so it will not slide.

The dispenser is a simple gadget to use. Firstly, the end of the tape should already be stretched onto the razor teeth, so take hold of the tape and tug it gently towards you until it is the length that you require. Be careful not to pull it too hard so you end up with too much tape, and try to avoid cutting your fingers on the metal teeth. Next, pull the tape against the razor in a swift, downwards motion, hence cutting the measure of tape in a straight line. As a result, you can now cut approximate lengths of tape for your work.

As you may or may not already know, a tape dispenser isn’t dependent on electricity or batteries, so it can work anytime, day or night. They are used worldwide in offices, shops, schools, homes, and companies and serve themselves as a reliable working equipment. They’re cheap and can be used to stick objects together, wrap a present, hold a piece of paper or an item to a surface, or even hold items down.

As the world leaps farther into the technology and science of the future, clever effective equipment such as a tape dispenser will surely stay the simple ingenious tool it has been for many more generations.
5 other ways to use a tape dispenser
1.candy roll you could put candy on it and get the candy2. put ribbon on it and then pull it when needed3. poststamps pull the stamps and put the stamp on the letter4.stikers if your in a job that you give kids stikers5.stamps it could have stamps on it
30.8.11WALT: infer

31.8.11WALT: Jumping over the box.
31.8.11
23 September 2011: Literacy - WritingWALT explain

Here is our success criteria...
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Here is my end of term writing sample...
Click here for a full PDF version of my writing with teacher comments...


Here is a summary of my writing progress this term...
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Click here for my full writing progress indicator matrix...

3 October 2011: For Inquiry this term we were working on completing our independent inquiries for "The World's in Our Hands." Here are my reflections on my learning.Dana's_inquriry.png
You can all see my completed movie at:http://wsroom152011-2.wikispaces.com/The+World%27s+in+our+Hands

3.10.11
New Zealand city's in maori
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